...at the outset, I thought this would be an interesting/useful site; I'm getting back into riding after a 15 year layoff, and a lot has changed with regard to both bikes and the technology that goes along with them. Finding this site would seem a boon, as there really isn't much out there regarding the EX-series bikes.
Having said that, Fog's response to Luke's query about tires is simultaneously pathetic and elitist; reading it I got the impression that Fog must have come forth from the birth canal on an H2, factory service manual in hand. To draw a better analog, how would any of you react if you, say, went to buy a new bike or car and your questions were answered in the same vein as "the black round ones"? Me thinks you probably would not be conducting any sort of business with them if you could at all help it.
My point being that nobody knows everything, and that at some point in his life Fog was probably a "squid" or a "newbie", to use two particularly noxious terms. I myself started at age 11 on a Yamaha CT3, and in no time at all, my father was referring to me as Crash Gordon. As time went on, I improved my game, and developed into a responsible and skilled rider (both on street and dirt), while at the same time imparting what I had learned to other less experienced riders.
Admittedly, not all tires are created equal, but a lot of how your tires perform has to do with how you the rider perform. If you decide to do a half-ass impersonation of Mike Hailwood while running 'Chipped Shins', yes, you're probably going to do a get-down sooner than later. Not knowing what to run is just that, not knowing what to run. Worst question ever ? At this point I'm starting to think it was asking myself if I wanted to get back into riding.
